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US Bank/NM State Athletics Hall of Fame

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Danny Villanueva

  • Class
    1959
  • Induction
    1970
  • Sport(s)
    Football
First renowned NM State punter and kicker...Set NM State record for longest field goal...Played on the 1959 Sun Bowl team...Punter and placekicker for the NFL's Los Angeles Rams and the Dallas Cowboys for seven years...Leading scorer in 1964...Prominent career as manager and owner of radio and TV stations...Development business in Los Angeles...Long-time donor to NM State athletics and academics. 
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